Most people who were alive at the time will remember the Boxing Day disaster of 2004. At the same time as we in the western world were...

NEWSFLASH: ‘The UK is losing its status as a Christian country.’ We no longer live in a ‘post-modern’ world. Today is a ‘post-truth’...

Do you have a favourite season? In Ireland we enjoy the variety and colour of changing seasons – the crispy gold and auburn of autumn,...

It can be difficult to make a “stand” for something or someone when we feel like we are doing it alone, but as a movement, a body of...

God’s ways and thoughts are far above ours and because of that He is always going to surprise us! History bears this out. Who could have...

Shortly after the birth of Jesus a wise prophet named Simeon declared to Mary ‘that a sword would pierce through her soul’. He was saying...

If we stop to think of the many places we are denied access to, the countless personalities we will never get to meet, it just makes it...

I recently seen this picture on Facebook of a tree that was so overcome with presents you could barely see the tree. And quite honestly...

While on holiday this year Margaret and I decided to spend a day on the beach. It's not something we always do, I've never really liked...

Let me introduce you to my favourite 5 year old. His name is Eli and he is my youngest son. He likes to tell me I’m beautiful and he...

In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus says this; “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all...

“What belongs to you and everyone else uses it?” This was a question on a game show that I have long forgotten the name of but I have...

How do we communicate love? Is it the shop version that will soon be displayed everywhere - red balloons, soppy cards, teddy bears,...

Let’s look at some of the things Jesus asked of those who would accept the challenge of following Him: - Luke 9:23-25 “And he said to...

One of the things that kind of concerns me about Christmas now is how quickly it appears to “fly in” straight after the October Bank...

Being a realist seems more sophisticated, more switched on, cool even. But the truth is, it's not. The truth is I don’t want to be a...

We live in a world today where every person seems to want to stand up for their rights. Whoever shouts the loudest is heard and gets...

A good understanding of our identity is essential for any individual or denomination. A thorough grasp of where we fit in and the...

Amy Carmichael once had a dream; "The tom-toms thumped straight on all night and the darkness shuddered round me like a living, feeling...

Few people in Israel imagined that anything worthwhile could come from the insignificant town in which Jesus spent His early life. Thus,...